Nippon Chemiphar Co., Ltd. (4539.T) JPX

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Nippon Chemiphar Co., Ltd.

Address

2-2-3, Iwamoto-cho

Tokyo, 101-0032

Japan

Phone

81 3 3863 1211

Sector

Healthcare

Industry

Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic

Employees

887

First IPO Date

January 01, 2001

Key Executives

NameTitlePayYear Born
Mr. Kazushiro YamaguchiChairman, Chief Executive Officer & President119M1958
Mr. Shinji NakajimaCorporation Officer, GM of Group Purchasing & Sales Mgmt. Center, Administration Dept. Manager & Director01962
Hirofumi MiyataCorporate Officer & GM of Human Resources0N/A
Mr. Kouki HayamizuExecutive Officer, Head of Development Planning & Director01962
Shinichi KudoCorporate Officer0N/A
Mr. Masahide YasumotoOps., Info. Sys. Dept., Pub. Rel., Lab. Drugs, Corporation Plan., Mgr., Senior Managing Corp. Offr.& Dir.01967

Description

Nippon Chemiphar Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, imports, exports, and sells, ethical pharmaceuticals and diagnostic agents in Japan and internationally. It offers diagnostic products, such as IgE NC, a diagnostic kit that provides results and reveals total IgE levels, as well as 57 individual allergen reagents; and DP3000, a device for allergen-specific IgE measurements. The company also develops NC-2400, a PPAR-delta agonist; NC-2500, a novel advanced xanthine oxidoreductase inhibitor for the treatment of hyperuricemia/gout; and NC-2600, a P2X4 receptor antagonist for the treatment of neuropathic pain. In addition, it develops NC-2700, a novel urate transporter 1 inhibitor that enhance excretion urate to urine; NC-2800, a delta opioid receptor agonist for the treatment of depression/anxiety; Uralyt-U, an alkalization therapeutic drug; Soleton, an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug; and Calvan, a hypertension therapeutic drug. Further, the company provides quasi-drugs, nutrients, health foods, cosmetics, and various type of creams. It distributes its generic pharmaceuticals through wholesalers to hospitals and pharmacies. The company was formerly known as Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Nippon Chemiphar Co., Ltd. in 1970. Nippon Chemiphar Co., Ltd. was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.